https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/23/tesla-q3-earnings-elon-musk

Results come after Elon Musk’s electric car company lost $1.1bn during the first half of 2018

Tesla rebounded from a rocky start to the year when it reported a surprise third-quarter profit of $143m on Wednesday, sending its stock price soaring more than 17% in after-hours trading.